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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2005
Yousuke Kimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomokazu Kake, Tokyo, JP;
Yousuke Kimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomokazu Kake, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In order to record a program provided by a program broadcasting device, a recorder () that receives program identifying information provided by a program information providing device to record the program includes: a program identifying information detector () for detecting the program identifying information at least at one timing of start, duration, and end of the broadcasted program; and a recording operation controller () for controlling recording operation based on a detection result of the program identifying information detector (). The recording operation controller () includes: a recording start/end determining section () for staring and/or ending the recording operation based on the detected program identifying information; and a recorded program determining section () for determining the program being recorded based on the program identifying information detected while the program is recorded.